The Great Invigilator: Is Interference over Polities Ever Justified?
The Great Invigilator: Is Interference over Polities Ever Justified?

Summary/Abstract: This article assesses if interference over polities is unjust due to its possibility to structurally undermine the freedom of polities. The thesis of this article is that the global processes’ interference over polities is unjust unless it does not violate the principles of self-government. The article makes this claim by introducing the concept of structural invigilation. The article claims that globalization’s interference is unjust even when there is polity consent because globalization’s mere existence is causing the invigilation of polities to occur. However, things can be reversed in the case of a dominating polity, in which case globalization’s domination can actually lead towards the non-domination of citizens. In the last part of the paper, a threshold for judging the justness of interference will be articulated in the form of three conditions based on the principles of self-government, individual and communal autonomy and deliberation.

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